East of Here and West of There

"Mang Billy" Filipino National Artist for Sculpture Napoleon Abueva. Brush and ink portrait. Napoleon Abueva (January 26, 1930 – February 16, 2018), more popularly known as Napoleón Abueva, was a Filipino artist. He was a sculptor given the distinction as the Philippines' National Artist for Sculpture. He was also entitled as the "Father of Modern Philippine Sculpture". He was awarded National Artist of the Philippines in the field of Visual Arts.

Opening billboard illustration and motion design storyboard for a local animated series hailed as the first, local animated anthology series. Ang Mananalaysay (The Storyteller) by Jay Javier is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License .

Kal and Juan of GMA News TV's Ugaling Wagi. I designed these two over glasses of iced coffee, two or three Banh mi sandwiches, Jonas' beef pares ( with a side order of kikiam,) Jolli spaghetti, some bags of chicharon, nachos with cheese and a Burger Project monstrosity I mashed up. Of course, all these were eaten in a span of a week or two...

Art directed and illustrated by myself and written by Ruth Guhit. Animation and sound design by GMA Videographics and Audio.

Dugo is an animated promo plug for the GMA Kapuso Foundation's SAGIP DUGTONG BUHAY Bloodletting Project.Written by Ruth Guhit and art directed/designed by myself. check out the video below:

A series of information capsules made in tandem with GMA Network's Ileksyon 2013 campaign. The 2013 Philippine general election on 13 May 2013 will be a midterm election, as the officials elected will assume office on 30 June 2013, or midway into President Benigno Aquino III's term of office. The congressmen elected in 2013, together with the senators elected in the 2010 elections shall comprise the 16th Congress of the Philippines. The plugs, taglined " Gabay sa kaalaman sa pagboto" or "voting guide", aim to promote efficient, intelligent and safe voting practices. Art directed and designed by myself and written by Jon Fulgencio.

A series of viewer testimonial plugs shot by the GMA News TV News and Public Affairs team and art directed by myself. Check out the videos below.

Lipat Bahay, PCIJ's documentary on the Ampatuan wealth, is a two-segment documentary on the extent of the real properties of the Ampatuan clan. The patriarch and scions of the clan stand accused as masterminds of the massacre of 58 people, including 32 journalists, in 2009. I designed and art directed the promo plug.

The Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ), in partnership with GMANewsTV Channel 11, broadcasted a five–part documentary on media killings in the Philippines. The PCIJ: Media Killings Series is composed of documentaries exploring the dangerous and violent state of journalism in the country and is PCIJ’s contribution to the global observance of the International Day to End Impunity on Nov, 23, the second anniversary of the Maguindanao Massacre that claimed 58 victims, including 32 media workers. I designed and art directed the plug.

Another food-centric information capsule I designed and art-directed for GMA News TV's FilipiKnow, this time featuring the ubiquitous fruit salad -- a Filipino favorite. Most of the photos used in the plug were gathered from my collection of food photos, made by family... and eaten by moi! Enjoy!

These are a set of FilipiKnow information capsules I designed and art directed for GMA News TV. Featured are two of the most popular Filipino dishes -- adobo and sinigang. Adobo is meat, seafood, or vegetables marinated in a sauce of vinegar and garlic, browned in oil, and simmered in the marinade. Considered as the unofficial national dish of the Philippines and probably has the same number of variants as the Philippines has islands. Sinigang is a soup/stew known for its sour and savory flavor derived from ingredients such as tamarind, guava, calamansi, bilimbi, or unripe mango. Made with very limited budget, I decided to do the food styling and photography myself. Then, obviously,  I got to eat the food I shot :)

Another FilipiKnow information capsule I art directed and designed for GMA News TV. This video features the steps a Filipino citizen would need to do to either apply for a driver's license for the first time or to renew his current driver's license.

A plug commemorating Jose Rizal, the Philippine's National Hero; 2012 Art direction, illustration and motion design by myself; Written by Ruth Guhit and animated by GMA Videographics

Is the Filipino worth dying for? 29 years ago, this man answered this question with a resounding "yes."  Can we say the same? The plug tries to answer the question by showing amazing examples of self sacrifice by common Filipino and juxtaposing it the the life and death of Ninoy Aquino. The video was made for GMA News TV in commemoration of Ninoy Aquino's assassination. I art directed the design and motion graphics while Dawn Tan wrote the copy. Animation by GMA Videographics.

Another version of the animated sequence about the massacres perpetrated by Japanese soldiers during the Battle of Manila. Digital illustrations; 2011

Storyboard sequence for an animated piece: Digital illustration, 2011

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Some previous screens I designed for GMA network. The show Women's Desk was hosted by Rhea Santos and tackled women's and children's issues especially those concerning abuse. These promos were written by Giorjean Mutuc with my art direction and illustration. Animation by GMA videographics. All of these were 30 seconders. Some samples of my work can be seen here . Enjoy!

This is the storyboard I made for the 2010 QTV station i.d. As with all storyboards, this one underwent a gazillion permutations/variations/revisions before it was approved and shot. The first versions had fully colored panels but the necessities of time -- or the lack of it -- led to smaller, looser sketches made using wacom tablet. The final board also sported a set of paste-ups and rescans of the original boards -- a veritable Frankenstein's monster of a storyboard! You can view the final video here.